[seanmcdirmid]

> If they spent even a small fraction of their metaverse billions developing high-end, niche products (flight/mech sims etc.) then they could cultivate a loyal base of affluent users.

They've actually already cultivated these affluent users almost by accident (they aren't interested in gaming, but they are interested in fitness). But these users tend to be older even if they are richer...it isn't a demographic that Facebook was going for.